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TABLE.
No.
Diameters.
Length.
Weight ofcask.
Weightof waterdisplaced.
Weightborne wheni mmersed.
Bung.
Head.
in.
in.
in.
lbs.
lbs ,
lbs.
1
15
14
17
26
102
76
2
16
14
16 • 5
30
109
79
3
17
15
18
32
132
100
4
20
18
22
47
180
133
5
23*3
19*5
24-75
58
326
268
6
24
22
27-5
83
411
328
7
28* 1
23-4
33-5
101
642
541
8
29-2
25
31
102
657
555
9
28
24
35
115
683
568
10
29-5
25-4
35-5
128
771
643
11
31
27-5
38-5
140
941
806
12
34
31
35
122
1060
938
13
30-9
24 • 7
51
155
1162
1007
14
33-8
24*6
53-25
159
1336
1177
15
35
28
47
159
1354
1195
The table only contains the dimensions, &c.of casks common in this country; but the fol-lowing rules will readily supply any deficiencyin the extent of the table.
The usual method is to reduce the cask to acylinder of equal content, by taking, from thefollowing table, the number corresponding to